Bob is a handsome, tall They’ve bought a
Mary is a kind girl. boy. nice, big, square
Adjectives come before A beautiful woman I found a lovely, small table for the
the noun in English and we can use up to eight
helped me. dog in the street. living room.
adjectives before it. They follow a special order.
They received an She has got an Lisa wanted to buy Ken bought a pair of Alan has got a new,
interesting, new, expensive, small new, an expensive, big, brown, Spanish, American, racing
German book. red car. Italian handbag. leather shoes. bike.
Write the following sentences using the words in brackets in the
correct order. Match the sentences to the pictures.
1. He carries a (blue-big-school) backpack every day.
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2. There is a (plastic-red-small) comb in the bathroom.
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3. She found a (Latin-old-valuable) book in the attic.
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4. I love these (pink-leather-new-Italian) shoes.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Mum was wearing a (violet-silk-long-smart) dress.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. Can you show me that (black-round-Swiss-small) watch?
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. He bought a (sleeping- colourful-warm-) bag before his
holidays.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. He had a (metal-reading-small) lamp on his desk.
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. This (dining-wooden-rectangular) table is big enough for us.
……………………………………………………………………………………
10. Have you seen the (sugar-yellow-china-old) bowl?
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. She is a (Japanese-short-pretty) girl.
……………………………………………………………………………………
12. Do you like this (green and red-cotton-striped) shirt?
……………………………………………………………………………………
13. He was wearing a (silk -new-nice-purple) tie.
……………………………………………………………………………………
14. She was cutting the meat with a (steel-carving-huge) knife.
……………………………………………………………………………………
15. The man was smoking a (big-Cuban-genuine) cigar.
……………………………………………………………………………………
16. The boxer was wearing a pair of (boxing-red-leather) gloves.
……………………………………………………………………………………
17. She found a (brown-small-plastic) wallet in the street.
……………………………………………………………………………………
18. He is a (middle-aged-English-strict) teacher.
……………………………………………………………………………………
19. His wife is a ( Spanish-blonde-nice) woman.
……………………………………………………………………………………
20. Who does this (brass-old-security) key belong to?
……………………………………………………………………………………
21. He is a very ( fat-kind-young) boy.
……………………………………………………………………………………
22. She has (straight-brown-long) hair.
……………………………………………………………………………………
23. My brother bought a (blue-cheap-small) car.
……………………………………………………………………………………
24. They bought a (Mexican-colourful-round-clay) vase.
……………………………………………………………………………………
25. She fell in love with a (tall-Greek-handsome) boy.
……………………………………………………………………………………
26. A (brown-fierce-old) bear attacked us in the wood.
……………………………………………………………………………………
27. He was wearing a very (fur-expensive-brown) coat.
……………………………………………………………………………………
Mary is a kind girl.
A beautiful woman
helped me.
They received an Lisa wanted to buy
interesting, new, an expensive, big,
German book. Italian handbag.
Bob is a handsome, tall They’ve bought a
boy. nice, big, square
Adjectives come before
I found a lovely, small table for the
the noun in English and we can use up to eight
adjectives before it. They follow a special order.
dog in the street. living room.
She has got an Ken bought a pair of Alan has got a new,
expensive, small, brown, Spanish, American, racing
new, red car. leather shoes. bike.
Write the following sentences using the words in brackets in the
correct order. Match the sentences to the pictures.
1. He carries a (blue-big-school) backpack every day.
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. There is a (plastic-red-small) comb in the bathroom.
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. She found a (Latin-old-valuable) book in the attic.
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. I love these (pink-leather-new-Italian) shoes.
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Mum was wearing a (violet-silk-long-smart) dress.
……………………………………………………………………………………
6. Can you show me that (black-round-Swiss-small) watch?
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. He bought a (sleeping- colourful-warm-) bag before his
holidays.
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. He had a (metal-reading-small) lamp on his desk.
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. This (dining-wooden-rectangular) table is big enough for us.
……………………………………………………………………………………
10. Have you seen the (sugar-yellow-china-old) bowl?
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. She is a (Japanese-short-pretty) girl.
……………………………………………………………………………………
12. Do you like this (green and red-cotton-striped) shirt?
……………………………………………………………………………………
13. He was wearing a (silk -new-nice-purple) tie.
……………………………………………………………………………………
14. She was cutting the meat with a (steel-carving-huge) knife.
……………………………………………………………………………………
15. The man was smoking a (big-Cuban-genuine) cigar.
……………………………………………………………………………………
16. The boxer was wearing a pair of (boxing-red-leather) gloves.
……………………………………………………………………………………
17. She found a (brown-small-plastic) wallet in the street.
……………………………………………………………………………………
18. He is a (middle-aged-English-strict) teacher.
……………………………………………………………………………………
19. His wife is a ( Spanish-blonde-nice) woman.
……………………………………………………………………………………
20. Who does this (brass-old-security) key belong to?
……………………………………………………………………………………
21. He is a very ( fat-kind-young) boy.
……………………………………………………………………………………
22. She has (straight-brown-long) hair.
……………………………………………………………………………………
23. My brother bought a (blue-cheap-small) car.
……………………………………………………………………………………
24. They bought a (Mexican-colourful-round-clay) vase.
……………………………………………………………………………………
25. She fell in love with a (tall-Greek-handsome) boy.
……………………………………………………………………………………
26. A (brown-fierce-old) bear attacked us in the wood.
……………………………………………………………………………………
27. He was wearing a very (fur-expensive-brown) coat.
……………………………………………………………………………………
